Sacred Name of Tamatsu-Shima Shrine by Princely Priest Sonchin
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作者尊鎮法親王
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制作年 AD16
- Title
- ソンチンホウシンノウヒツタマツシマミョウジンミョウゴウ
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- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-001874-0000
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- CC BY Images license
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慶應義塾（センチュリー赤尾コレクション）
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Prince Sonchin (1504-1550) was the fifth son of Emperor GoKashiwabara (1464-1526). He was sent to live and train at the Buddhist sanctuary of Shoren-In in 1512 and was later given the Buddhist name of Sonyu. But this name was later changed to Sonchin. He once exiled himself to Mt. Koya, but one of his elder brothers, Emperor GoNara (1496-1557), persuaded him to return to the temple. Thereafter, Sonchin served as the guardian priest who conducted religious rites for praying for the emperor’s good health, safety and the like.Well-known as a consummated calligrapher, Prince Sonchin was active in various artistic pursuits, but is most remembered for writing the preface to the narrative picture scrolls such as The History of the Shinnyo-Do Hall. His calligraphic style is classified as the Shoren-In School (also Son-en School), but in calligraphic history, there is a new category, “Sonchin School,” attributed to this priestly prince with the names of many ardent followers. Prince Sonchin wrote the sacred name of Tamatsu-Shima Shrine in huge letters. The residing deity of this shrine was worshipped as the guardian of poets and poetry. The shrine is located in Wakano-Ura Bay, where Lady Sotoori-Hime, the concubine of Emperor Ingyo, reigned. Tamatsu-Shima is associated with waka and the auspicious name of the bay, Wakano-Ura(lit. poetic inlet), attracted numerous poets and would-be-poets, who came to pay homage to the goddess of poetry since antiquity. Lady Sotoori-Hime was believed to have been Japan’s first poetess and thus was consecrated at this shrine. The emperor’s consort, Lady Sotoori-Hime at the Tamatsu-Shima Shrine, Sumiyoshi Shrine and the ancient poet Kakinomoto-no-Hitomaro are the three noted guardian deities of Japanese poetry waka. It is most likely that Prince Sonchin created this Sacred Name to hang at poetry parties or for occasions such as presenting imperial anthologies.
Deity of Tamatsu-Shima Shrine
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